Here are the results after the 7th day of the competition

Hey, soccer fans! Today was packed with exciting matches! Japan scored a solid 2-0 victory against Costa Rica, displaying some impressive skills on the field. Spain rocked it with a dominant 5-0 win over Zambia. And Canada emerged with a 2-1 win against Ireland, making it a tight match till the very end.

The Women's World Cup continues to deliver excellent football action, and we can't wait for more!

Participants

There are now 314 registered participants. New people join us every day and they are right to do so. Anyone can still do it.

Don't forget that, if you want to participate, you need to register for the contest by sending 1 HIVE to @hivebuzz.pool with the memo worldcup2023. This is a one-time registration and it will be added to the prize pool.

You can enter the competition at any time and the sooner you register and play the more chances you have of winning a bigger prize.

Matches

Teams	Valid bets	Team A	Tie	Team B	Winner
New Zealand vs Norway	226	19	14	193	New Zealand
Australia vs Ireland	234	206	6	22	Australia
Nigeria vs Canada	243	42	21	180	-
Philippines vs Switzerland	248	28	14	206	Switzerland
Spain vs Costa Rica	247	227	7	13	Spain
United States vs Vietnam	250	231	7	12	United States
Zambia vs Japan	251	14	12	225	Japan
England vs Haiti	263	252	4	7	England
Denmark vs China	263	182	39	42	Denmark
Sweden vs South Africa	263	230	17	16	Sweden
Netherlands vs Portugal	253	178	41	34	Netherlands
France vs Jamaica	263	251	5	7	-
Italy vs Argentina	278	134	49	95	Italy
Germany vs Morocco	280	267	4	9	Germany
Brazil vs Panama	276	268	4	4	Brazil
Colombia vs South Korea	266	76	60	130	Colombia
New Zealand vs Philippines	275	264	3	8	Philippines
Switzerland vs Norway	275	47	52	176	-
Japan vs Costa Rica	279	257	7	15	Japan
Spain vs Zambia	275	270	2	3	Spain
Canada vs Ireland	266	206	32	28	Canada

Contest ranking

We are slowly approaching halfway through the group stage of the competition. Here are some statistics and the current ranking of our contest.

badges	owners	badges	owners
17	2	8	8
16	9	7	14
15	48	6	6
14	51	5	6
13	47	4	10
12	32	3	12
11	23	2	6
10	17	1	5
9	8

Compared to yesterday, there were no major changes in the rankings as the match results were quite predictable. @lightpen and @q6vault still share the top position with 17 badges each. Meanwhile, @dwixer remains a strong contender with 16 badges. Thanks to the speed of his predictions, he maintains his advantage over the other 8 challengers who also have 16 badges.

Here are the top 25 players:

Rank	Name	Badges
1	@lightpen	17
2	@q6vault	17
3	@dwixer	16
4	@karizma	16
5	@cryptodonator	16
6	@zallin	16
7	@manuvert	16
8	@jorgebgt	16
9	@rosauradels	16
10	@andrewmusic	16
11	@iamraincrystal	16
12	@thoth442	15
13	@aaalviarez	15
14	@gurseerat	15
15	@guurry123	15
16	@arc7icwolf	15
17	@merit.ahama	15
18	@danideuder	15
19	@jcrodriguez	15
20	@xrayman	15
21	@hjrrodriguez	15
22	@bitandi	15
23	@alovely088	15
24	@hivebuzz	15
25	@lorddiablo	15

If your name is not in the above list and are curious to know where you stand, no worries! You can find the full ranking by visiting : https://hivebuzz.me/rankingwc

Congratulations to those who successfully predicted the results.

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Thank you to our sponsors

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, the prize pool currently contains 6000 HIVE

@actifit	@arcange	@poshtoken	@wrestorgonline

@disregardfiat	@roelandp	@sagarkothari88	@threespeak

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